This text is intended for readers who cannot use the "real" (unicode, UTF-8) version. The author used four common astronomical symbols, here replaced by names in brackets and accompanied by their meaning as given in the author's introduction:
The symbol [Venus] was used in a few species names; it has been replaced by the word "Veneris" (always in that form).…
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